Environment

Japan’s Meltdowns Demand New No-Nukes Thinking

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 22, 2011 New details are emerging that indicate the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan is far worse than previously known, with three of the four affected reactors experiencing full meltdowns. Meanwhile, in the U.S., massive flooding along the Missouri River has put Nebraska's two nuclear plants, both near Omaha, on alert. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Several U.S. Nuke Sites Have Sprung Leaks

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2011 With so much focus recently on nuclear power sources in certain other parts of the world, it's important to note that the US has some considerable issues of its own in that department Take these results of a yearlong investigation into domestic power plants . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Hero Didn’t Stand a Chance

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 20, 2011 Tim DeChristopher is in prison for standing in the way of the corporate and governmental destruction of the ecosystem. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

TVA Plans Six Nuclear Reactors in Eastern Tennessee

Staff / Truthdig Jun 19, 2011 Forget the international panic caused by Japan's damaged and still-dangerous Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Officials of the Tennessee Valley Authority, a federally owned electric utility corporation, have signaled their intent to build six "mini" nuclear reactors on a vacant riverside lot in eastern Tennessee. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Record ‘Dead Zone’ Expected in Gulf of Mexico

Staff / Truthdig Jun 17, 2011 Scientists fear that farm chemicals carried from fields into the Mississippi River by this spring's record floods will create the largest "dead zone" the Gulf of Mexico has seen since measurements were first taken in 1985. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s Energy Ethos: Do, Regardless of Harm

David Sirota / Truthdig Jun 10, 2011 I thought we would witness the recent Fukushima reactor meltdown or footage of Americans setting their tap water on fire and at least agree to stop pursuing energy policies that we know endanger our health and safety -- if not out of altruism, then out of self-interest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Weiner’s No Longfellow

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 8, 2011 “The troubled sky reveals | The grief it feels.” Those two lines were written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem “Snow-Flakes,” published in a volume in 1863 alongside his epic and better-known “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hackers to the Rescue

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2011 This weekend, hackers from around the world met at "hackathon" events to tackle climate change and disaster-risk management during the semiannual Random Hacks of Kindness global conference. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Romney Acknowledges Climate Change

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2011 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney held his stance on climate change Friday, recognizing that humans have contributed to global warming even though GOP leaders have typically disputed this scientifically supported concept. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N.Y. Attorney General Takes Aim at ‘Fracking’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2011 New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit against three federal agencies, alleging that they have failed to properly study the impact of proposed regulations on "fracking," a potentially dangerous process in which pressurized water and chemicals are used to dislodge oil and natural gas below the earth's surface. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Climate on the Brink

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2011 In keeping with predictions made by the world's most sober and clear-eyed climate and energy experts, the rate of increase in greenhouse gas emissions is occurring more rapidly than official reports forecast, and a disastrous average global temperature rise of more than 2 degrees Celsius appears imminent and unavoidable. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Sky Really Is Falling

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 30, 2011 The rapid and terrifying acceleration of global warming, which is disfiguring the ecosystem at a swifter pace than even the gloomiest scientific studies predicted a few years ago, has been confronted by the power elite with self-delusion.The rapid and terrifying acceleration of global warming has been confronted by the power elite with self-delusion. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )